Meanings
nounboat anchor (plural boat anchors)
plural boat anchors
- slangbroadcastingA cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.
Origin
Suggesting that it would only be useful as a weight to be thrown overboard to moor a vessel.
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boat anchor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boat%20anchor
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“boat anchor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boat%20anchor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boat anchor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boat%20anchor.
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